Dear Coffee Professional: One of the great challenges of producing an Expo that has a 28-year tradition is finding the balance between tradition and innovation. It is thus a real pleasure for me to write a few words about this year’s annual gathering of the specialty coffee community as we embark on our 28th edition. …
From all of us at Royal Cup Coffee welcome to SCAA’s 28th Annual Expo! Royal Cup, Inc. is proud to sponsor the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 28th annual exposition in Atlanta—a city with an iconic coffee history and burgeoning specialty coffee market. The South has a long tradition of hospitality, which is a staple …
By Evan Gilman and John Cossette (Royal Coffee, Inc.) SCAA welcomes this year’s portrait country, Indonesia, a diverse and fascinating archipelago of over 17,000 islands and hundreds of languages. Indonesia is the supplier of some of the world’s finest and most famous coffees, and the home of some of the world’s first coffee plantations. Coffee …
By Lisa Pacini, SCAA Back in the Southeast after a seven year absence, the exhibit hall at the 28th annual SCAA Expo in Atlanta will prove to be the only place to discover the newest and the hottest items in specialty coffee. You won’t want to miss out! With a nearly sold out show floor, …
By Todd Arnette, Academy of Coffee Excellence I have been in the specialty coffee industry for 20 years. About 15 years ago I asked a colleague, “How do I become a better coffee professional?” Ironically, the answer then is the same now. However, the accessibility to, and the depth and breadth of, the answer is vastly …
By Kim Elena Ionescu, SCAA Expo, the biggest event of the year for the specialty coffee community, is a unique opportunity to model our commitment to insuring and improving coffee’s future. In 2016 we will continue hustling to make the event better than ever by both environmental and social measures, all the while recognizing the …
By Peter Giuliano, SCAA Eight years ago, we had a new idea: what if we brought together the leaders in coffee to discuss new ideas, future challenges, scientific research and the other issues facing us in Specialty Coffee? The result was the Specialty Coffee Symposium, and we had our very first Symposium in Atlanta, just …
By Lara Gallagher, SCAA Welcome to the 2016 U.S Coffee Championship season! This year in the USCC Arena, we’ll be holding the Final rounds of the United States Barista Championship and the United States Brewers Cup along with the newly re-named United States Roaster Championship. Prior to arriving in Atlanta, Barista and Brewers Cup competitors …
By Stephen Morrissey, SCAA The world is changing rapidly around us. Coffee is being consumed, prepared, and sold very differently today, even compared with just a few years ago. Our annual Expo has always been one of the best places to see these emerging trends up-close, with many companies choosing the event to unveil new …
The Coffee Tasters Flavor Wheel, a collaborative effort by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and World Coffee Research, is designed to be a tool for the coffee taster. As a tool, it is meant to be intuitive, enjoyable to use, and a benefit to those who seek to analyze and describe coffees. Here are …